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Folklore of the Southwest: What is Being Done to Preserve It

Article details efforts to preserve the cultural practices and beliefs of American Indian tribes throughout the Southwest by scholars.

Date: Autumn 1924

Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dead Woman's Crossing: The Legacy of a Territorial Murder

Article describes the events surrounding the murder of Katie DeWitt James in 1905, a crime which led to a bridge over Big Deer Creek being dubbed "Dead Woman's Crossing." Sue Woolf Brenner investigates the mysterious case and the questions still left unanswered that led to the creation of a local legend.

Date: Autumn 1982

Creator: Brenner, Sue Woolf

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

George Milburn: Ozark Folklore in Oklahoma Fiction

Article describes the life and career of George Milburn, exploring the impact of his upbringing in the Ozarks in his works about Oklahoma and the way they preserved some of the oral traditions that persisted there.

Date: Autumn 1977

Creator: Downs, Alexis

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gleanings from the By-Ways of Oklahoma Folk Lore

Article narrates the author's interactions with the people of Whitmire, Oklahoma. While residing in this village, he was exposed to the townspeople's local culture through songs and stories.

Date: Spring 1926

Creator: Caldwell, Mable

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Horsethief Canyon: Landmark on the Cimarron River

Article explores the history and local folklore of Horsethief Canyon, an Oklahoma landmark on the Cimarron River with its own legends.

Date: Spring 1978

Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & Isern, Thomas D.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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Folklore of the Southwest: What is Being Done to Preserve It

Dead Woman's Crossing: The Legacy of a Territorial Murder

George Milburn: Ozark Folklore in Oklahoma Fiction

Gleanings from the By-Ways of Oklahoma Folk Lore

Horsethief Canyon: Landmark on the Cimarron River